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Gracewood Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Gracewood Elementary School in Augusta, GA, serves approximately 393 students in grades PK-5 within the Richmond County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Gracewood shows a mixed academic picture, with some notable bright spots. In 5th grade science, 25% of students are proficient—5 points above the district average and second only to Deer Chase Elementary (35.6%) among nearby schools, while far exceeding Wheeless Road Elementary (8.7%) and Jamestown Elementary (7.3%). In 3rd grade math, Gracewood's 19.7% proficiency is nearly identical to Jamestown's 19.6% and close to Tobacco Road Elementary's 24.6%. The school also shows strong early-grade improvement: 3rd grade ELA proficiency jumped from 10.3% in 2022-2023 to 25.9% in 2024-2025, outpacing the district average of 18.4% and beating all nearby schools, including Deer Chase (18.1%) and Goshen Elementary (18.5%).

Chronic absenteeism stands at 27.6%, better than the district's 30.3% but above the state's 17.7%. Gracewood's rate is lower than Meadowbrook Elementary (35.2%), Dorothy Hains Elementary (33.2%), and Wheeless Road (32.8%), though higher than Goshen (12.6%) and Tobacco Road (15.0%). The school spends $16,443 per student—among the highest in the area—and maintains a favorable 13:1 student-teacher ratio. While Gracewood's overall state ranking places it in the bottom quartile, its consistent outperformance of the district in 5th grade science and 3rd grade ELA suggests effective practices in those areas. The school's trajectory shows volatility, but recent gains in early grades and science indicate pockets of strength that could be expanded to improve outcomes across all subjects.

393

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,443

Per pupil spending ?

51.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

2032 Tobacco Rd
Augusta, GA 30906

(706) 796-4969

District: Richmond County

Students who attend Gracewood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pine Hill Middle School
High:	Cross Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.6%

White:

20.6%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (20% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg22%

Georgia avg47%

1,129^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Richmond County

180^th of 202Richmond County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	1129 of 1222	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	1011 of 1238	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1159 of 1236	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1120 of 1223	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1072 of 1220	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1061 of 1214	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1080 of 1234	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	928 of 1209	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.3	869 of 1205	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.9	843 of 1233	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.5	968 of 1240	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.8	1005 of 1231	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.3	1033 of 1225	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.8	1037 of 1201	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.0	1068 of 1212	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.6	935 of 1183	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.1	941 of 1133	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.9	772 of 1134	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.7	832 of 1125	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.6	818 of 1101	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	709 of 829	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.8	552 of 892	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.6	794 of 879	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	784 of 870	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	753 of 876	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	1144 of 1189	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	1048 of 1224	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1134 of 1223	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1123 of 1212	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1055 of 1206	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	1024 of 1186	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	948 of 1225	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1131 of 1220	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1080 of 1210	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1056 of 1209	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	8.8	749 of 775	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	747 of 779	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)14th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science25%-19 vs state

Mathematics19%-29 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

this school is the best school ever that i have been to its an honor to have a new principal mr neal and we all welcome him every teacher in the school are excellent and worked hard we honor each and other teacher and student repect and courage i love it here at gracwood. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gracewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2032 Tobacco Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4969	393	30	13.0	51.4%	81 (20.6%)	258 (65.6%)	21 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.4%)	11.8	1129^th of 1222 public elementary schools	7.6%		19.1	1011^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.3%	118	19.7	20.8	16.1	25.0	$16,443	$1,481	$14,963
Tobacco Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2397 Tobacco Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4658	411	28	14.5	43.1%	17 (4.1%)	346 (84.2%)	22 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.8%)	11	1141^st of 1222 public elementary schools	6.6%		8.5	1204^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.7%	63	24.6	25.1	11.1	15.5	$15,042	$2,043	$12,998
Richmond Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2160 Mura Drive	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(706) 796-4944	765	50	15.3	61.8%	42 (5.5%)	639 (83.5%)	49 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	5.2	1208^th of 1222 public elementary schools	1.1%					(n/a)	13.9	13.2	9.3	12.4	$13,932	$1,722	$12,210
Goshen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4040 Old Waynesboro Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4646	437	36	12.2	34.6%	130 (29.7%)	232 (53.1%)	32 (7.3%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.3%)	8.8	1173^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	4.0%		16.4	1061^st of 1238 public elementary schools	14.3%	112	21.9	11.3	7.6	22.6	$15,606	$1,373	$14,233
Dorothy Hains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1820 Windsor Spring Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4918	479	34	14.2	56.2%	36 (7.5%)	386 (80.6%)	27 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.8%)	6.3	1196^th of 1222 public elementary schools	2.1%		12	1144^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.6%	52	16.2	16.7	10.8	12.3	$14,960	$1,768	$13,192
Diamond Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4153 Windsor Spring Rd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 771-2881	579	41	14.0	41.3%	34 (5.9%)	465 (80.3%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (4.0%)	7.3	1183^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	3.2%		9.2	1196^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.4%	13	21.9	12.9	13.9	11.1	$14,123	$1,812	$12,311
Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3630 Goldfinch Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4915	447	34	13.2	54.6%	9 (2.0%)	392 (87.7%)	27 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	9.3	1163^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	4.8%		9.9	1184^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.4%	21	7.9	8.4	20.0	26.0	$16,266	$1,954	$14,312
Wheeless Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2530 Wheeless Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4985	649	42	15.4	62.2%	24 (3.7%)	558 (86.0%)	42 (6.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.2%)	4.7	1211^th of 1222 public elementary schools	0.9%		5.2	1233^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	0.4%	22	11.9	17.6	6.5	8.7	$13,329	$1,607	$11,722
Jamestown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3637 Hiers Blvd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4760	327	27	12.2	70.6%	9 (2.8%)	282 (86.2%)	21 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	6.5	1191^st of 1222 public elementary schools	2.5%		12.9	1133^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	8.5%	58	19.6	16.3	12.2	7.3	$16,630	$2,022	$14,608
Deer Chase Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1780 Deer Chase Ln	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 772-6240	555	41	13.4	41.1%	10 (1.8%)	484 (87.2%)	36 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.6%)	15.4	1077^th of 1222 public elementary schools	11.9%		16.7	1051^st of 1238 public elementary schools	15.1%	26	22.1	10.5	17.8	35.6	$14,026	$1,694	$12,332

Frequently Asked Questions about Gracewood Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Gracewood Elementary School?

Students at Gracewood Elementary School are 66% African American, 21% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend Gracewood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Gracewood Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Gracewood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gracewood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pine Hill Middle School
High : Cross Creek High School

Is Gracewood Elementary School a good school?

Gracewood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.6% of Georgia elementary schools.

What district is Gracewood Elementary School in?

Richmond County

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